2006 Indy 500 Practice No. 7

Race Date 5-28-06 * Indianapolis Motor Speedway

 
POS CAR  DRIVER     CHASSIS-ENGINE-TIRES/SPEED/BEST LAP/TOTAL LAPS   

 1   6 Hornish Jr, Sam     D/H/F 39.4867   227.925   83   87
 2   9 Dixon, Scott        D/H/F 39.5914   227.322   59   60
 3  10 Wheldon, Dan        D/H/F 39.6406   227.040   74   78
 4  3T Castroneves, Helio  D/H/F 39.7081   226.654   63   73
 5  11 Kanaan, Tony        D/H/F 39.8047   226.104   72   73
 6   8 Sharp, Scott        D/H/F 39.9007   225.560   74   86
 7  55 Matsuura, Kosuke    D/H/F 39.9154   225.477   71   81
 8  4T Meira, Vitor        D/H/F 39.9403   225.336   38   46
 9  17 Simmons, Jeff       P/H/F 39.9490   225.287   81   81
10  90 Bell, Townsend      D/H/F 39.9846   225.087   38   41
11   2 Scheckter, Tomas    D/H/F 40.0169   224.905   21   24
12  26 Andretti, Marco     D/H/F 40.1081   224.394  122  123
13  20 Carpenter, Ed       D/H/F 40.2418   223.648    5   21
14 16T Patrick, Danica     P/H/F 40.2502   223.601   61  100
15 15T Rice, Buddy         P/H/F 40.2619   223.536    7  117
16  51 Cheever Jr, Eddie   D/H/F 40.5176   222.126  102  114
17  52 Papis, Max          D/H/F 40.5846   221.759   43   49
18   5 Lazier, Buddy       D/H/F 40.6149   221.594   71   74
19  27 Franchitti, Dario   D/H/F 40.7288   220.974   29   85
20  21 Lazier, Jaques      P/H/F 40.7396   220.915   42   42
21  92 Bucknum, Jeff       D/H/F 40.7457   220.882   60   65
22  91 Chesson, PJ         D/H/F 40.7688   220.757  108  144
23   7 Herta, Bryan        D/H/F 40.9042   220.026   53   68
24   1 Andretti, Michael   D/H/F 40.9484   219.789   85  122
25  14 Giaffone, Felipe    D/H/F 40.9988   219.519   62   81
26  97 Gregoire, Stephan   P/H/F 41.1204   218.869   31   34
27  88 Dare, Airton        P/H/F 41.1221   218.860   61   61
28  31 Unser Jr, Al        D/H/F 41.1601   218.658   54   71
29  12 Yasukawa, Roger     P/H/F 41.1964   218.466   40   40
30  41 Foyt, Larry         D/H/F 41.2252   218.313   54   55
31  25 Roth, Marty         D/H/F 41.7056   215.798   80   80
32  61 Luyendyk Jr, Arie   P/H/F 42.9640   209.478    9   18
33  12 Herb, Jon           P/H/F 44.0951   204.104   14   14
34  98 Jones, PJ           P/H/F 46.2382   194.644   10   13

Total Laps in Session: 2321


Legend: Chassis: D=Dallara, P=Panoz. Engine: H=Honda.

F=Firestone

Marlboro Team Penske driver Sam Hornish Jr. continued to top the speed charts as teams prepared to run for the WorldPoints Visa Pole Award for the 90th Indianapolis 500. Hornish, who led practice for the sixth time in seven practice days, posted the day's quickest lap of 39.4867 seconds, 227.925 mph in his No. 6 Marlboro Team Penske Dallara/Honda/Firestone.

Target Chip Ganassi Racing teammates Scott Dixon (227.322 mph) and Dan Wheldon (227.040 mph) posted the second- and third-fastest laps, respectively, with Helio Castroneves (226.654 mph) fourth. Defending pole winner Tony Kanaan (226.104 mph) was fifth-fastest. Drivers turned more than 2,300 laps on the 2.5-mile oval, including Roger Yasukawa, who stepped in for Jon Herb at Playa Del Racing. Rahal Letterman Racing's Jeff Simmons was uninjured in the day's only incident - a spin in Turn 1 late in the day.

On this date in 2002, the field for the 86th Running of the Indianapolis 500 was the fastest in the history of the Indianapolis 500. The field average of 228.648 was faster than the previous record set of 227.807 in 1996.

In celebration of the 90th Running of the Indianapolis 500, various personalities associated with "The Greatest Spectacle in Racing" will give their favorite "500" memories. Here's today's memory: DR. JERRY PUNCH (ESPN/ABC broadcaster): "It was my first 500 as a broadcaster on the network, and I'll never forget how much class Al Unser Jr. had coming out of the care center after he and Emerson (Fittapaldi) touched and sent Al into the wall. He had so much pressure on him to win the 500 because his father and uncle had won so many times there. When I interviewed him after the crash, he said that he knew his day would come and that Emerson would never do something like that on purpose. Under the circumstances, I thought he handled himself with incredible class, and it was a great way for me to start my 500 career."

Did you know?: The most Indianapolis 500 pole positions by a single car number are 13 (Car #1). Michael Andretti will carry the number in this year's Indianapolis 500.